Metallic tie and rail-fastener.



W. DEAN. METALLIC TIE AND RAIL FASTBNER. APPLICATION FILED APR. 26, 1911.

997,244. Patented July 4, 1911.

M v Ha! WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM DEAN, OF MANOR, PENNSYLVANIA.

METALLIC TIE AND RAIL-FASTENER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, l/VILLIAM DEAN, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, re siding at Manor, in the county of Westmoreland and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMetallic Ties and Rail-Fasteners, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to metallic ties and rail fasteners, and theobjects of my invention are to provide a metallic tie for firmlysupporting the rails of a track, thereby obviating the necessity ofusing wood, and to furnish a metallic tie with a fastener that willpositively retain rails upon the tie.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a tie that is simple inconstruction and easy to install, and to provide a fastener thatobviates the necessity of using splice bars, bolts and nuts as afastening medium for rails.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a rail fastener thatallows for the expansion and contraction of the rails held thereby, andto accomplish the above results by a mechanical construction that isinexpensive to maintain in an operatable condition.

These and such other objects as may hereinafter appear are attained bythe novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to behereinafter specifically described and then claimed.

Reference will now be hadto the drawing, wherein like numerals ofreference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, inwhich Figure 1 is a plan of the tie and rail fastener, Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of the same, Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of thetie and rail fastener, and Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view of the same.

A tie in accordance with this invention comprises an oblong body 1,preferably rectangular in cross section and made of metal or concrete.The top of the body 1 at the ends thereof is provided with longitudinaldove-tailed grooves 2 and these grooves are intersected by transverseopenings 3. The ends of the tie are adapted to support the base flanges4 of rails 5, and as the fasteners at the ends of the tie are identicalin construction, I deem it only necessary to describe one of saidfasteners.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 25, 1911.

Patented July 4, 1911. Serial No. 623,159.

6 denotes an inner fastener overhanging the inner base flanges 4 of therail and engaging the web thereof, said fastener having a dependingdove-tailed tongue 7 adapted to engage in the groove 2 and extend underthe base flange 4 of the rail. Interposed between the inner fastener 6and the inner end of the groove 2 is a filler block 8 and said block isnot dove-tailed, whereby it can be moved vertically from the groove, butit is provided with a transverse opening 9 to receive the bolt 10, saidbolt being arranged transversely ofthe tie and provided with a nut 11whereby it will remaln in engagement with said tie.

12 denotes an outer rail fastener similar to the inner rail fastener,and the outer rail fastener is retained within the groove 2 by keys 13and 14 arranged in the opening 3, the key 13 engaging the tongue 15 ofthe fastener 12, this key being tapered whereby it can be driven betweenthe key 14 and the tongue 15. The key 14 has a head 16 and after saidkey has been placed in the opening 3, it is shifted to one side of saidopening to provide clearance for the driving of said key. The key 14 isalso tapered and with the head 16 thereof engaging the outer side of thetie, said key cannot become accidentally displaced relatively to saidtie when the key 13 is driven home.

It is through the medium of the filler block 8 that a rail can berenewed without moving the tie or the tie renewed without removing therail, it being only necessary to remove the filler block 8, shift theinner fastener 6 to the inner end of the groove 2 and then sufficientclearance is provided for the withdrawal of the tie or rail.

The fasteners 6 and 12, the block 8 and the keys 13 and 14 can be madeof light and durable metal, and with these elements in position, it ispractically impossible for the rails of a track to spread or becomelaterally or vertically displaced.

It is obvious that the tie can be made of a sufficient length to supportone or more tracks, and while in the drawing there is illustrated apreferred embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that thestructural elements thereof are susceptible to such variations as fallwithin the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is The combination with rails, of an oblong body adapted tosupport said rails, said body having the ends thereof provided withlongitudinal dove-tailed grooves inner fasteners adapted to engage theinner sides of the rails depending tongues carried by said innerfasteners and adapted to engage in the grooves of said body a fillerblock arranged between the inner ends of said grooves and said innerfasteners, means adapted to detachably hold said filler blocks in thegrooves of said body, outer fasteners arranged in the grooves of saidbody and adapted to engage the outer sides of said rails, dependingdove-tailed tongues carried Copies of this patent may be obtained for bysaid outer fasteners and adapted to engage in the grooves of said body,tapering 15 keys arranged transversely of said body, heads carried bysaid keys, and tapering keys driven between the outer ends of said outerfasteners and the first mentioned keys, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

VILLIAM DEAN.

Vitnesses BERT SEcHRIsT,

lVILLIs W. DICK.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

